]]>http://wfnt.com/flint-genesee-chamber-looking-to-hire-50-plus-staff-for-youthquest-program/feed/0ThinkStockFlint & Genesee Chamber Encourages Small Business Saturday Patronagehttp://wfnt.com/flint-genesee-chamber-encourages-small-business-saturday-patronage/
http://wfnt.com/flint-genesee-chamber-encourages-small-business-saturday-patronage/#commentsWed, 26 Nov 2014 13:26:27 +0000http://wfnt.com/?p=169795Continue reading…]]>The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce is encouraging residents to support the region's small businesses as part of kick off to the holiday shopping season.

Tim Herman, CEO of the Flint & Genesee Chamber, says the majority of the chamber's over 1,200 members are small businesses that have an ever increasing impact on the economic strength of the region. "Small...

]]>http://wfnt.com/flint-genesee-chamber-encourages-small-business-saturday-patronage/feed/0ThinkStockFlint & Genesee Chamber's YouthQuest Program Receives $4,000 Literacy Granthttp://wfnt.com/flint-genesee-chambers-youthquest-program-receives-4000-literacy-grant/
http://wfnt.com/flint-genesee-chambers-youthquest-program-receives-4000-literacy-grant/#commentsThu, 25 Sep 2014 11:55:23 +0000http://wfnt.com/?p=165708Continue reading…]]>The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce's YouthQuest program has received a $4,000 grant to support youth literacy. The grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation will go toward the purchase of the Discussions4Learning curriculum which will help improve reading and vocabulary skills for students in the YouthQuest program.

]]>http://wfnt.com/michigan-retailers-association-flint-genesee-chamber-to-announce-buy-nearby-campaign/feed/0Bauman's Running and Walking Shop, FacebookNew Flint Farmers' Market Named One of Best in Statehttp://wfnt.com/new-flint-farmers-market-named-one-of-best-in-state/
http://wfnt.com/new-flint-farmers-market-named-one-of-best-in-state/#commentsThu, 24 Jul 2014 11:15:04 +0000http://wfnt.com/?p=160865Continue reading…]]>The Flint Farmers’ Market has been named as one of the best in the state. The recognition from the website A Healthier Michigan – an initiative of Blue Cross Blue Shield – comes one month after the grand opening at the new location in downtown Flint...

]]>http://wfnt.com/new-flint-farmers-market-named-one-of-best-in-state/feed/0Jason Cooper, WFNTSecond Annual 'Be a Tourist in Your Home Town' Scheduledhttp://wfnt.com/second-annual-be-a-tourist-in-your-home-town-scheduled/
http://wfnt.com/second-annual-be-a-tourist-in-your-home-town-scheduled/#commentsMon, 16 Jun 2014 16:40:47 +0000http://wfnt.com/?p=157538Continue reading…]]>The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce have announced a date for the second annual "Be a Tourist in Your Home Town," a one-day event offering residents and non-residents the opportunity to see Flint & Genesee with new eyes.

]]>http://wfnt.com/flint-genesee-chamber-of-commerce-to-host-annual-meeting-next-week/feed/0WFNTNew Campaign Highlighting 'Made in Flint & Genesee' Launchedhttp://wfnt.com/new-campaign-highlighting-made-in-flint-genesee-launched/
http://wfnt.com/new-campaign-highlighting-made-in-flint-genesee-launched/#commentsTue, 18 Feb 2014 12:57:24 +0000http://wfnt.com/?p=145095Continue reading…]]>A new campaign from the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce is hoping to encourage consumers and businesses to purchase products that are produced locally.

In a news release from the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, the "Made in Flint & Genesee" campaign will help encourage local investment, strengthen community connections and promote local prosperity.

]]>http://wfnt.com/new-campaign-highlighting-made-in-flint-genesee-launched/feed/0courtesy Flint & Genesee Chamber of CommerceI-69 International Trade Corridor, I-75 Left Off Federal List of Key Freight Highwayshttp://wfnt.com/i-69-international-trade-corridor-i-75-left-off-federal-list-of-key-freight-highways/
http://wfnt.com/i-69-international-trade-corridor-i-75-left-off-federal-list-of-key-freight-highways/#commentsFri, 14 Feb 2014 15:42:53 +0000http://wfnt.com/?p=144856Continue reading…]]>The I-69 International Trade Corridor and I-75 from Flint to Detroit has been left off a key list of freight highways by the federal government.

According to MLive, the U.S. Department of Transportation has left I-69 from Lansing to the Blue Water Bridge off a proposed Primary Freight Network designating the most critical freight highways in the country...

]]>http://wfnt.com/i-69-international-trade-corridor-i-75-left-off-federal-list-of-key-freight-highways/feed/0Win McNamee, Getty ImagesBuick City Site to Get Pipe Manufacturing Operationhttp://wfnt.com/buick-city-site-to-get-pipe-manufacturing-operation/
http://wfnt.com/buick-city-site-to-get-pipe-manufacturing-operation/#commentsWed, 13 Nov 2013 12:30:47 +0000http://wfnt.com/?p=134974Continue reading…]]>A company based in Birmingham, Alabama is expected to announce today that they will launch a new production facility at Flint's historic Buick City site.

]]>http://wfnt.com/buick-city-site-to-get-pipe-manufacturing-operation/feed/0FacebookKey Contracts Awarded for the Demolition of Genesee Towershttp://wfnt.com/key-contracts-awarded-for-the-demolition-of-genesee-towers/
http://wfnt.com/key-contracts-awarded-for-the-demolition-of-genesee-towers/#commentsFri, 25 Oct 2013 14:56:52 +0000http://wfnt.com/?p=133247Continue reading…]]>Uptown Reinvestment Corporation announced Thursday that key contracts have been awarded for the demolition of the Genesee Towers building.

A Flint-based company, Siwek Construction, has been chosen to oversee the project...

]]>http://wfnt.com/key-contracts-awarded-for-the-demolition-of-genesee-towers/feed/0YouTubeFlint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce to Move into New Downtown Locationhttp://wfnt.com/flint-genesee-chamber-of-commerce-to-move-into-new-downtown-location/
http://wfnt.com/flint-genesee-chamber-of-commerce-to-move-into-new-downtown-location/#commentsWed, 24 Jul 2013 11:15:07 +0000http://wfnt.com/?p=123240Continue reading…]]>The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce will relocate to a new location just two doors down from its current location.

]]>http://wfnt.com/wednesday-on-conversations-with-jason-cooper-4/feed/0courtesy Flint Greek Festival, Flint & Genesee Chamber of CommerceWednesday on Conversations with Jason Cooperhttp://wfnt.com/wednesday-on-conversations-with-jason-cooper/
http://wfnt.com/wednesday-on-conversations-with-jason-cooper/#commentsWed, 15 May 2013 00:32:32 +0000http://wfnt.com/?p=113473Continue reading…]]>On Wednesday's Conversations with Jason Cooper, we'll be joined by filmmaker Vlad Yudin who will be appearing at the Motor City Comic Con this weekend. We'll talk about how Comic Cons have become big events and why he thinks comics and graphic novels have become so influential in the entertainment industry...